Events

11
Jan 09

The startups that demoed at HeadStart

Here’s the list of startups that demoed at HeadStart 2009 (excerpted from the HeadStart blog):

Consumer startups:

CashNXT Technologies: P2P money transfer solution. Call 044-667-678-93 and enter your pin and then enter the amount. Place the mic of one one phone to the speaker of the other. The high frequency sounds enables the transaction.  Both the phones would get a SMS to confirm the transaction.

SnappyFingers: Search engine for question and answers. See my review here.

Verismo Networks: Box like device that brings Internet content directly to the TV. Device has a internet/WiFi port and  other ports to connect to TV.

Alertpedia: Define and receive alerts for just about anything – classified listing, price drop, stock dip etc. Like Google Alerts, but for a whole lot of services.

EnTrip: Collaborative trip planning. You can not only plan but also share your trip details with others.

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6
Jan 09

Startup Camp at IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur is organizing a great event – Startup Camp, as part of its Entrepreneurship Summit 09.

The reason why the event deserves a mention is because its objectives and agenda are quite different from the regular B-Plan competitions that are organized elsewhere.

Some of the points they hope to address:

* Compensations available in start-ups
* Sustenance of start-ups
* Funding: The advantages of getting an angel fund or venture capitalists on board
* What to look for in a start-up before joining them as interns or employees?
* Avenues that open up for students employed in start-ups
* Dealing with peer pressure.
* What are start-ups looking for?
* And above all, why start off on your own.

The event will take place on Sunday – January 11, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at IIT Kharagpur.

Visit their website for additional details: http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/esummit

If you can make it, I’d definitely recommend attending the event.



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6
Jan 09

Workshop on Marketing for Techno Entrepreneurs

NEN is organizing a workshop on marketing for Techno Entrepreneurs.

One weakness which has come out time and again is that these start-ups are very weak in understanding the importance of marketing.

This workshop is being organized to address this special need. The workshop will briefly elaborate on the basics of marketing on the first day, and will subsequently address specific issues, which are of prime concern to young technology start-ups, so as to help them decide the right marketing approach and strategy.

The workshop is a 2 – 1/2 day event being organized at IIT Bombay from Jan 13th – Jan 15th. The course fee is Rs 2000/- which includes lecture notes, refreshments & lunch. Startups affiliated with an incubator or NEN can avail a discount of Rs. 1000.

For online registration, visit:

http://ekalavya.it.iitb.ac.in/eOutreachHome.do

Last date for registration: 9th January, 2009

Also review some of the other events in January on my blog’s sidebar.



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14
Dec 08

Microsoft startup event winners

Congrats to Athahar (Bangalore) and Amit (Delhi) for winning tickets to the Microsoft Startup event.

Thanks all for participating.



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12
Dec 08

Microsoft invite only event for startups – free tickets

Microsoft India is hosting an invite only event “Doing Startups: Affordable and Fast” for a discussion on technology support for new startups and entrepreneurs. This event will be of interest to existing entrepreneurs as well as those who plan to start their own company. You can learn about technology enablement using Microsoft tools & technologies.

The event will be organized simultaneously in Bangalore (Domlur) and Delhi (Nehru Place) on Tuesday, December 16th from 6:30 pm  – 8 pm.

I have two tickets for the event (one for each venue). If you are interested, leave a comment with your name and email and I’ll randomly pick a winner (pls mention which venue you’re interested in attending). Please participate only if you can attend the event !! You have till Saturday evening to participate.



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8
Dec 08

Cleantech dominates IITB Eureka competiton

IIT Bombay’s business plan competition Eureka 2008 received about 2000 submissions. The forty finalists have been shortlisted with more than a third (15) coming from the cleantech sector. Besides the regular top 3 winners, two best teams from cleantech will get a chance to present at CMU’s Sustainable Living Biz competition as well.

Check out the list of finalists here.



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21
Nov 08

BITS Pilani Business plan competition Conquest 2009

The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), BITS Pilani, is inviting entries for its annual business plan competition – Conquest 2009. 

The competition is open to all students and corporates in the country. It encourages business plans from all industries – IT, Manufacturing, Pharmacy, Health Services, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Biotechnology, Finance & Marketing etc.Prizes of more than INR 3 lakhs and Angel funding opportunities up to 20,000$ are up for grabs.

The deadline for entries is December 12th, 2008.



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17
Oct 08

SIPACON 2008 – Free tickets and discount codes

The Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA) is organizing their annual event, SIPACON 2008, on November 8th at the HP Auditorium in Palo Alto. The theme of this year’s event is “Social Media & the Enterprise“.

Speakers include:

Ravi Belani (Draper Fisher Jurvetson), Justin (Founders Fund), Ross Mayfield (President and co-founder at Socialtext), Andras Boross (CTO, Mobile Clarity), Ramneek Bhasin (CEO, Mobio), Mohan Giridhardas (Senior Partner (Director) at Mckinsey) – full roster can be viewed on their website.

I have two free tickets to give away for the event (regular cost is $39). Leave a comment with your name and the email id (first come first serve basis). Others can avail the tickets at a discounted price of $29, by registering on SIPA’s website and use SIPALIANZ as the promo code.



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3
Oct 08

Symbiosis Institute B-plan competition “Endeavour”

Pune based Symbiosis Institute of Business Management is organizing their B-plan competiton (“Pitch Perfect”) as part of their entrepreneurship event, “Endeavor”.

Agenda of the event is:

  • Registration opens and Invite Business Pitch Presentations:   10th September – 22nd October 2008
  • Announcement of Shortlist -12 Business Pitch Presentations: 7th November 2008
  • 480 seconds presentations by the selected teams at SIBM Campus: 15th November 2008

The top 2 teams will get an opportunity to compete for funding of Rs. 50 million and 30 mins to present before the core team of Seed Fund in Mumbai.
Other VC’s attending the event are NEA-IndoUS Ventures, IndiaCo Ventures Ltd.

Additional info can be found at their website: www.sibm.edu/endeavour08



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23
Sep 08

Entrepreneurship event – Eureka! 08 at IITB

The submission date for IITB’s business plan competition – Eureka ! is fast approaching.

If you are a startup looking for mentoring, incubation and access to funding, I suggest you submit your application to the competition. Total prize money is about Rs 20 lacs, not to mention the other benefits.

Check out their website here.



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